Carolinemight not be the most noticeable villager inStardew Valley, but that doesn’t mean she’s not worth getting to know. As Pierre’s significant other, Caroline lives together with him and their daughter Abigail. She’s also excellent friends with Jodi.
Players will probably best know Caroline for her aerobics classes that she runs at her house, located inside Pierre’s shop every Tuesday. Sadly, the gifts Caroline gives to the player aren’t that interesting compared to some of the other characters, but forStardew Valleycompletionists, becoming good friends with her is still worth the effort. Plus, there is one special crafting recipe, the Tea Sapling, that is exclusive to Caroline’s 2-Heart Event.
Gift Guide
All good things with villagers are achieved through gifts inStardew Valley. To make Caroline happy, players should offer her gifts regularly, especiallyon her birthday, which is on Winter 7, to get a relationship boost.
Caroline is most often found atPierre’s General Storeor sometimes at thePelican town square. However, on Wednesdays, she’s at thefountain by the Community Center, and on Fridays, she can also be foundat the museum.
Loved Gifts
Fora boost of 80 pointsin friendship with Caroline, players should prioritize giving her some of her Loved Gifts. Summer Spangle is probably the most accessible gift,as Spangle Seeds become available during summerfrom Pierre’s General Store, though they do take 8 days to mature and grow. Otherwise, after her 2-Heart Event, Green Tea becomes a solid option as well once players have a tea sapling growing.
Liked Gifts
These Liked gifts will provide the player with a boost of 45 points with Caroline. Out of these, the Daffodil is easily the best option.Stardew Valleybegins in springtime, so players can just go out and forage for a bunch of Daffodils regularly and gift them to Caroline whenever possible.
Disliked & Hated Gifts
Caroline can’t stand the following gifts, so it’s best that players avoid them. Disliked ones cause the player to lose 20 points with her, and Hated ones provide a penalty of 40 points.
Quests
Like most villagers, Caroline will sometimes ask for help at the Help Wanted board posted outside of Pierre’s General Store. Caroline will pay the player triple the value of the item she’s asking for, andwill also increase her relationship with the player by 150 points, making these mini-quests well worth a player’s while.
On Fall 19, players will receive a message from Carolineasking for a Pumpkin. Though growing one will take some time, it’s worth completing it, since the reward is 500 gold and a whole 1-heart of additional friendship with Caroline.
Friendship Perks
Once players gain a bit of friendship with Caroline, she will begin to send them gifts in the mail. Compared to other villagers inStardew Valley, Caroline’s gifts are a bit underwhelming:
However, the good news is that Caroline also sends the player three great recipesfor cookingin the mail:
